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Head-to-head

King's Throne vs Royal Match

King's Throne 4.4★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Royal Match
Royal Match 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75

Royal Match is the better choice for players seeking a polished, ad-free match-3 experience, while King's Throne struggles with technical issues and perceived unfair monetization.

Full reviews: King's Throne · Royal Match

Royal Match, a match-3 puzzle game, boasts a higher lifetime rating and is praised for its ad-free experience and entertainment, despite some users finding it too challenging without in-app purchases. King's Throne, a kingdom-building RPG, faces significant criticism for frequent bugs, poor customer support, aggressive monetization, and server merge issues that frustrate long-term players.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features edge: Royal MatchR4R6R18R19
King's Throne King's Throne offers kingdom building, hero leveling, and consorts, with some finding it a good time killer with an interesting story and art style R18. However, many complain about dated gameplay, repetitive events, and a confusing, overwhelming number of events R4R19R51. Players also dislike gender inconsistencies in the narrative when playing as a female character R6.
Royal Match Royal Match is a match-3 puzzle game that many find fun, relaxing, and entertaining, with consistent updates and no forced ads R77. However, a significant number of players feel the game is misleading, as it rarely features the 'save the king' mini-games shown in advertisements, instead being a standard match-3 R73R79R81R85.
Ease of Use & Reliability edge: Royal MatchR1R4R7R9
King's Throne King's Throne is plagued by technical issues, including constant lags, bugs, glitches, and the game not loading R4R7R9. Some users report ads that cannot be exited without quitting the game R1. Server merges are a major point of frustration, causing delays and making gameplay slow and unbearable for many .
Royal Match Royal Match is generally stable, with users appreciating that it can be played without Wi-Fi . However, some players report glitches after updates, leading to the game closing unexpectedly during levels . There are also complaints about the game becoming harder due to algorithm changes, making levels feel impossible without power-ups .
Price & Value tieR7R30R40R51
King's Throne King's Throne is criticized for being 'pay to play' and a 'rip off,' with events requiring real money to get good rewards R40R58. Players report hidden charges, issues with top-up quantities, and purchases not equaling the expected amount of gems/exp points R7R30. The game is also seen as unfair due to high-spending players dominating and the necessity of joining alliances R51.
Royal Match Royal Match is a free game but is heavily criticized for aggressive monetization, with many users feeling forced to spend money to progress, especially at higher levels . While it's praised for having no ads R77R95R110, the cost of in-game items like extra moves (900 coins for 5 moves) is considered too high .
Customer Support tieR4R7R9R13
King's Throne King's Throne has consistently poor customer support. Users report tickets being closed without resolution, no explanations, or no answers at all R7. VIP players receive useless chatbot responses R4, and some long-time players are refused assistance for missed rewards R13. Attempts to contact creators for bug fixes go unresolved for months R9, and some accounts are banned without explanation or recourse .
Royal Match Royal Match's customer support is also criticized. One user reported that the option to chat with customer service was removed after they complained about gameplay issues . Another user was refused coins for completing requests for another game, despite providing screenshots of proof . There are also concerns about data privacy, with a user claiming their request to delete personal info was ignored for weeks .
Pick King's Throne if

You are looking for a kingdom-building RPG with a storyline and character progression, and you are willing to tolerate bugs, poor support, and aggressive monetization R18.

Pick Royal Match if

You enjoy match-3 puzzle games, appreciate an ad-free experience, and are prepared for increasing difficulty that may encourage in-app purchases R77R95.

Evidence note: The evidence for King's Throne is largely negative, with many low ratings citing similar issues across multiple dimensions. Royal Match has a higher lifetime rating, but many recent reviews are negative, focusing on monetization and misleading advertising. The free-to-play nature of both apps means that some negative feedback stems from users not wanting to pay for features or progression.

Frequently asked

Does Royal Match have ads?
No, Royal Match is praised by many users for having no forced or optional ads, which contributes to a more enjoyable gameplay experience R77R95R110.
Is King's Throne playable for free?
While King's Throne is free to download, many players report that progression becomes very difficult without spending real money, especially for events and competing with high-level players R40R58.
Are the ads for Royal Match accurate?
No, many users report that Royal Match's advertisements are misleading, as the game rarely features the 'save the king' mini-games shown in ads, instead being primarily a standard match-3 puzzle game R73R79R81R85.
Does King's Throne have good customer support?
No, King's Throne is widely criticized for poor customer support, with users reporting issues like tickets being closed without resolution, useless chatbot responses, and no replies to bug reports R4R7R9R13.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R4] King's Throne 1/5 · US A slog: Very dated gameplay, been playing for a few years and it just becomes tiring with the same few events and bugs and glitches that never get patched. Been trying to get support for some event problems…i’m vip7 and only get useless chatbot responses. They then asked me to submit a review, so here it is. Time to quit, no more money from me!
  2. [R6] King's Throne 3/5 · US Idk: It’s ok but I don’t like the fact that it says I’m a male when the character is female. I feel like if we have the option to be a female then it should have that as a role not a nephew but a niece, or instead of a son a daughter. I just feel like it should be an option. As well as the maiden thing why give a male as an option but still call them a female
  3. [R18] King's Throne 3/5 · US Interesting idea: Overhaul, I find the game interesting and easy to get. You grow your kingdom, find consorts to procure heirs. And you level up heroes.
  4. [R19] King's Throne 2/5 · US Used to be fun now way too confusing: I used to love this app several years ago. It used to be very simple, which is several events every now and then but a pretty basic game to focus on with clear objectives and many things to do but now they overwhelm with the events and so many pop-up ads it’s insane. Like omg pop-up insaneeee. There’s about maybe six or seven events going on at the exact same
  5. [R1] King's Throne 2/5 · US Potential, but malfunctions: It has potential. I was starting to have fun with it. But then it would start to show ads at random times, which I am okay with for a free game. But the ads would go on and on, and literally there was no way to get out of them and back to the game without quitting. It became unplayable and I am deleting it.
  6. [R7] King's Throne 1/5 · US Game lags and unfair practices poor support: Not only games have lags but also a poor support. When you report a bug or issue either your ticket gets closed without resolution or explanation or never get answered. When you pay in game there are not only hidden charges but also issue in top up Quantities. I will say Don’t waste time playing this game even if you do enjoy playing free don’t waste a
  7. [R9] King's Throne 3/5 · US Enjoy but has unfixed errors: I enjoy the game in most aspects but when trying to use items in my bag like prestige points it does not transfer over to where I can actually use them. I tried contacting the creators but still hasn't been resolved months later. It’s a good game and fun to play besides that issue.
  8. [R30] King's Throne 3/5 · US Shady stuff things aren’t always what they seem: If you invest into this game or app, you will notice that at times the purchase of gems / exp points don’t equal out that amount of gems and experience points you spent. Don’t know if it is equal to amounts spent. But after trying to make contact multiple times of trying to make contact no replies or resolution so if you decide you take your funds
  9. [R40] King's Throne 2/5 · US Pay to play rip off: Events don’t last long enough to get anything good without paying real money, gameplay repeats quickly with no real reward. The bots that play are so far above you anything that is PVP you get knocked out instantly.
  10. [R51] King's Throne 3/5 · US Gotten stale: It was ok. The art design is great. But it’s boring now and the updates are practically the same events in a different shade. The main problem is these events need you to be in alliances and most of the alliances are dead or low level because all the high level players who spend hundreds of bucks join together in the same alliances. It’s basically the same winners every week so if yo
  11. [R13] King's Throne 1/5 · US I used to love this game: They only allow you 24 hours to redeem all of the rewards that you spend 7 days building in the games and now refuse to assist if you miss a day. I’m a long time player of this game and won’t spend anymore money on this game simply because it’s ridiculous to think everyone can play this game every day to keep up with the rewards and not miss out. Be cautious, their cus
  12. [R77] Royal Match 5/5 · US great game: this game has no adds it calms me down and it's FUN to play i when you have to save the king and there’s no adds best game ever
  13. [R95] Royal Match 5/5 · US Top 3 ever: No forced or optional ads. Consistent updates, and the content is awesome. Im not a bot this games actually great
  14. [R110] Royal Match 5/5 · US No ads: I love it because there no ads and lots of fun
  15. [R58] King's Throne 2/5 · US If you like spending cash money on games this is it: Takes forever to get anything. Instructions are poor. Even though graphics are good, I quickly became bored with it. If you don’t spend hundreds of dollars you do nothing
  16. [R73] Royal Match 2/5 · US adds are fake !?(･_･;?: I hate to admit that there’s no saving the king… 5 stars if the game becomes more like the add.
  17. [R79] Royal Match 2/5 · US Tired of false advertising: Just another Match 3 game. When I saw the ad, repeatedly it showed the king trying to escape on a time limit from multiple different scenarios which looked interesting. I finally relented and downloaded this only to find it’s the same garbage of building a castle and then exploding power ups to beat each new board as you see elsewhere. If that’s your thing I imagine
  18. [R81] Royal Match 3/5 · GB Nothing like the advert: Been play the game for a while now. Originally down loaded because the in game video show the game as kings nightmare but alas like many of these games they suck you in with a trailer that doesn’t resemble the actual game. Yes it is addictive but I would have preferred a game that resembles what was advertised- I’m sure some law is being broken here about false advertisin
  19. [R85] Royal Match 2/5 · US King...: You rarely play rescue

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store